One is a mashup of classic Japan/epic samurai stories and sci-fi, the other a real life version of old school rpg games, and they share the same brand of silly fourth-wall-breaking humor, the same way of making fun (in an affectionate way) of beloved classics and the same way of mixing up ancient and modern. They're different stories but have a very similar vibe!
Both are directed by Fukuda Yuichi. Slapstick humour, silly, parody, breaking fourth wall &.......... Swordplay!!................................. Both are very similar.
In nineteenth century China, two girls named Snow Flower and Lily are forever bonded together as sworn sisters. They are paired as laotong by a matchmaker who is also responsible for arranging their marriages. They are isolated by their families and communicate by writing in a secret sisterly language, Nü shu (a historical practice in China in that period) on a unique Chinese fan that Snow Flower possesses. In the present day Shanghai, their descendants Sophia Liao and Nina Wei struggle with the intimacy of their own pure and intense childhood friendship. As teenagers, Sophia and Nina were introduced to the idea of laotong, and they signed a traditional laotong contract on the cover of Canto-pop Faye Wong's album Fu Zao (Restless in English). Eventually they are separated but come together again when Sophia falls into a coma after being struck by a taxi while cycling. Reunited at long last, they must come to understand the story of the strong and close ancestral connection hidden from them in the folds of the antique white silk fan or lose one another forever in the process.
